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The Ferraris looked very comfortable over the bumps in Singapore, which is a key element to a quick laptime there, while its chief rival Mercedes also had difficulty with tyre warm-up around the long lap.

“I think this is not about upgrades, this is about doing the best out of the package,” Wolff stressed.

“They have a tremendously powerful engine, which is an important ingredient that allows you maybe more strategic choices on set-up, but this is no excuse."

In Monaco, Ferrari was 0.781s off the pace in qualifying, and it was 0.471s from pole in Hungary.

Though Ferrari was pleased with the performance of its Singapore upgrades as it seeks to add greater peak downforce to its aerodynamically-efficient car, team principal Mattia Binotto believes other elements were at play as well.

“The aero upgrades have been a step forward, but that cannot explain all what we’ve seen,” he said.

“I think that Singapore is still a very specific circuit, with the walls, so drivers make the difference with their confidence.

“The car balance has improved since the last races. And the tyres as well. It was a different type of compounds, compared to the normal races, and probably we made them work properly.”